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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 12/26/2009 : 12:12:49

I recently leased a domain name for my consulting business via GoDaddy. Included in the price, they provide you with a "starter" webpage. It is indeed a starter, and it is full of ads from GoDaddy, so it is not very professional looking.

Owing to the great talent on this forum, I'd like some advice about using a hosted service, and creating a multi-page HTML website (I don't think I need to use a Java server or ActiveX controls, but could be convinced otherwise).

What advice would you give to a neophyte regarding:
1. webhosting service
2. low-cost website creation tools (dreamweaver, websphere, etc)

I want to have a few pictures and diagrams, some bulleted text and maybe 5 pages:
Home, About, Contact, Credentials, Recent Projects

I appreciate any advice you can provide....

Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain � Milford, CT

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/26/2009 : 16:18:20

For business or pleasure?

(This is what I do for a profession)

Check out http://www.mvbizx.com for business only.

Paul

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 12/26/2009 : 16:26:26

Paul,
Nice set up. It is a website for my media consulting business.
You and I can take it offline -
my email is bruce2sail @ a o l dot c o m.

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 12/26/2009 : 18:21:09

For others who might be interested in a personal pleasure sight, I've enjoyed fooling with a web site for several years and haven't spent a dime.

Currently my service provider provides as part of my service... 2 gig personal web site space. I think it is limited to five viewers at a time but I don't think it has a daily limit of activity beyond that.

The developer and publisher are built into the SeaMonkey browser and are easy to learn and use.

[url="http://pages.suddenlink.net/arlyn/"]Arlyn's Journey[/url]

Edited by - Arlyn Stewart on 12/26/2009 18:23:18

Rich P
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Response Posted - 12/26/2009 : 18:37:11

I have my business site (www.ReflectingNature.net) through 1&1 (www.1and1.com/?k_id=17655858) and have not had any problems at all. The page is going to be going through some changes in the near future, but for now it is all I need.

Edited by - Rich P on 12/26/2009 18:39:09

Happy D
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Response Posted - 12/26/2009 : 19:35:21

Talk to your ISP. They usually have web page space available for free to customers.

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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 12/27/2009 : 05:04:34

Bruce,

I am utilizing Joomla to maintain the Force 5 Class web site. Check it out at http://force5.us I am hosting it on GoDaddy also. GoDaddy also offers a setup option for Joomla right within your site.

It was a little of a learning curve to setup, however it is quite easy to maintain and update once you get the hang of it. Also it is free to use.

Joomla does not require you to have any special software since it is a content management software and all management resides within the web site. You can make changes to the site from any web browser. I even made changes and posted updates from our Midwest Regionals from my iPhone.

Contact me at czofchak At sbcglobal d0t net if you would like more information.

Edited by - Chris Z on 12/28/2009 18:22:44

Voyager
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Response Posted - 12/28/2009 : 14:46:42

Thanks for all the suggestions. A friend suggested I also look at Hostgator.com. Here's what he said:

<i>"I suggest you go to Hostgator (.com) It is highly recommended in the industry as very reliable with great customer service. I have an account with them and they definitely have plans that will fit your budget. The 'hatchling' plan is less than $5.00 a month.

Plus your account comes with site build it WYSIWYG website development software, CPanel and WHM (webhost manager) as part of the service. No additional fees." </i>

Looks like I have a few options on this.

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